Events

The first two races of the 2012 STA-BIL Lawn and Garden Mower Racing Series will take place at the Florida State Fair on Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, 2012. Race time is 2:00-5:00 pm on Saturday and 11:00am-2:00pm on Sunday.

Fluid-Film will be Presenting Sponsor and will have giveaways for racers.

Race Location & Schedule

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Saturday, February 18th

• Registration & Tech: 9:00-11:30
• Driver’s Meeting: 11:45
• Hot Laps (Mandatory): 12:15
• Heat Grid Racing: 1:00-2:00
• Finals / Trophy Racing Begins: 2:00

Sunday, February 19th

• Registration & Tech: 8:00-9:30
• Driver’s Meeting: 9:30
• Hot Laps (Mandatory): 9:45
• Heat / Grid Racing: 10:00-11:00
• Finals / Trophy Racing Begins: 11:00am

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The STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals
By United States Lawn Mower Racing Association  |  View on Facebook

When: Feb 18 2:00pm - Feb 19 2:00pm

Where: Florida State Fairgrounds
4800 U.S. Highway 301 N, Tampa, Florida, United States

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The STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals will feature sod-slinging action on riding lawn mowers with all cutting blades removed in ten classes at speeds up to 60mph. Racers compete for points, trophies and bragging rights. There are no cash prizes and a sense of humor is not required, but strongly encouraged.

Racers from across the southeast will compete as will snow birds from Michigan, New Jersey and Ohio who need an excuse to take their racing mowers out of the shop before Spring.

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The first two races of the 2012 STA-BIL Lawn and Garden Mower Racing Series will take place at the Florida State Fair on Saturday & Sunday, February 18th – 19th, 2012.  Race time is 2:00 – 5:00 pm on Saturday and 11:00am – 2:00pm on Sunday!

The STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals will feature sod-slinging action on riding lawn mowers with all cutting blades removed in ten classes at speeds up to 60mph.  Racers compete for points, trophies and bragging rights. There are no cash prizes and a sense of humor is not required, but strongly encouraged.

The STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals
By United States Lawn Mower Racing Association  |  View on Facebook

When: Feb 18 2:00pm - Feb 19 2:00pm

Where: Florida State Fairgrounds
4800 U.S. Highway 301 N, Tampa, Florida, United States

» View map

The STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals will feature sod-slinging action on riding lawn mowers with all cutting blades removed in ten classes at speeds up to 60mph. Racers compete for points, trophies and bragging rights. There are no cash prizes and a sense of humor is not required, but strongly encouraged.

Racers from across the southeast will compete as will snow birds from Michigan, New Jersey and Ohio who need an excuse to take their racing mowers out of the shop before Spring.

Read mow: ... See full description

Racers from across the southeast will compete as will snow birds from Michigan, New Jersey and Ohio who need an excuse to take their racing mowers out of the shop before Spring.

“I’ve got the need for mow speed!” said Jim Coones, Equestrian Director at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center of the Florida State Fair Authority.  “I’m a horse guy, but when it comes to racing lawn mowers, this isn’t horsing around – it’s serious but fun too.  I am MOWtivated!”

The STA-BIL Lawn and Garden Mower Racing Series is sanctioned by the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association , the nation’s oldest and largest lawn mower racing sanctioning body.  Founded on April 1, 1992 and celebrating its 20^th Anniversary in 2012, the USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 20-race STA-BIL Lawn and Garden Mower Racing Series and a network of 50 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide every year.  STA-BILlawn mower racers compete in ten classes at speeds up to 60 mph with all cutting blades removed. Race mower classes include Junior Prepared (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph).

The Florida State Fair Authority oversees the operations of the Florida State Fairgrounds and the annual Florida State Fair. Since 1995, the Florida State Fair Authority has been under the administration of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Agriculture Commissioner Adam H. Putnam leads the Fair Authority and presides over the Fair Authority Board comprised of 20 leaders from throughout Florida.

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The mission of the Florida State Fair Authority is to create positive entertainment experiences through:

• The annual Florida State Fair
• A variety of year-round events Quality competitive programs
• A commitment to agriculture, education and community service
• A focus on new opportunities

The annual Florida State Fair is a salute to the state’s agriculture and equestrian industries including shows, music, rides, food and shopping for 12 consecutive days. Free entertainment and parking is included with admission.

USLMRA Title Sponsor is STA-BIL, America’s top selling fuel stabilizer that keeps fuel fresh for quick, easy starts after storage along with support from HEET Gasline Antifreeze, Start Your Engines! 104+ Octane Boost, No Leak, Alumaseal, RhinoRamps and GnomeFrenzy.

During November of each year, the Movember charitable movement is responsible for the sprouting of mustaches on thousands of men’s faces across the US and around the world! With their moustaches, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.

In support of this noble cause, and in the spirit of having fun while doing so, the USLMRA announces the creation of MOWvember, and will support this international effort with an Official USLMRA Movember.com Fundraising Team and a USLMRA MOWvember Mustache Contest!

“Much like we remove the blades from our racing mowers, this November we’ll remove the blades from our razors to raise awareness and money for men’s health,” said Bruce Kaufman, “Mr. Mow It All” USLMRA President.   “Some call it Movember, but we say… Welcome to MOWvember! We hope folks will join our team and get MOWTIVATED to raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation. But the winner of “best ‘stache” contest will not be selected on how much money he raises, but by the popular vote of the lawn mower racing community at LetsMow.com and on Facebook! ”

How It Works

During MOWvember, the USLMRA will encourage people to raise funds via an Official USLMRA Movember.com Team run by Bruce ‘Mr. MowItAll’ Kaufman and will also present its own MOWvember Mustache Contest for the lawn mower racing community.

Between now and the end of the Sam Rodgers U.S. All American Open race in Alabama – November 7th -  guys register using the links below with a clean-shaven face. For the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men must groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. MOWvember participants and the women in their lives raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts and growing a mustache effectively makes you a walking, talking billboard for the 30 days of MOWvember!

At the end of the month, MOWvember Mustache Contest participants will submit final photos of their kick grass mustache and a week-long voting period will be opened to the lawn mower racing community. Voting will take place on Facebook and LetsMow.com, and at the end of the week, the winner of the MOWvember Mustache Contest will be notified and the Prize Pack will be shipped to him.

Get Started: How to Register for the USLMRA Mustache Contest

1. Optional: Join our Official USLMRA Movember.com Team run by Bruce ‘Mr. MowItAll’ Kaufman. Note: We strongly encourage but DO NOT REQUIRE participants for the MOWvember Mustache Contest Prize Pack to raise funds for the Official USLMRA Movember.com Team.
   
2. Fill out this registration form, including your Day 1 Mustache Photo, before November 7th. You MUST register and start the contest with a clean-shaven face!
3. Celebrate MOWvember by growing your mustache as well as awareness for men’s health! Raise donations for the Official USLMRA Movember.com Team, and be sure to groom, trim and wax your upper lip in to a display of fine moustachery while providing the USLMRA with photo updates on your progress through the end of the month!
4. Submit your final mustache photo for voting by December 1st, and the USLMRA will open all submissions for voting soon after.
5. Tell your friends! A voting period of one week will ensue, at the end of which the  MOWvember Mustache Contest participant with the most votes will be awarded the Prize Pack.

The USLMRA MOWvember Mustache Contest Prize Pack Includes:

• A goody box from STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer and Gold Eagle Co.
• A set of EZ Lift (Rhino) Ramps from Blitz USA
• Garden Gnomes from Gnome Frenzy
• A cool racing shirt from CoolRidesOnLine.com
• A collectible “Home Improvement Action Pack” Hot Wheels Set from the USLMRA
• A set of Wheelies Tractor Wheel Covers from Good Vibrations
• Tire sealant products from Slime
• A Liquivac Oil Change System
• Selected items from PartsTree.com
• Selected items from RepairClinic.com
• Men’s skin care products from FaceLube.com

Can’t Grow? Raise Funds for our USLMRA Movember Team

Can’t grow an entry for the USLMRA Mustache Contest? You can still sign up to raise money to support prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. Or, you can skip signing up entirely and make a donation directly to the Official USLMRA Movember.com Team.

About The Movember Campaign

The funds raised in the US support prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. The funds raised are directed to programs run directly by Movember and their men’s health partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Together, the three channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programs in line with their  strategic goals in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.

In 2010, over 64,500 US Mo Bros and Mo Sistas got on board, raising $7.5 million USD.

The Central Iowa Lawn Mower Racing Association (CILMRA) will host a race Sunday, October 23, 2:00pm at the River Bottom Raceway, 95 Hwy 5, Carlisle, IA on the East edge of Carlisle on Highway 5. Spectator admission is only $5 each with concessions on site, coolers welcome. Pit Passes $10, no coolers allowed in pits. Spectators are welcome in the pits following the racing activities. Race day festivities will include lawn mower racing in seven different classes and an official announcement of a 2012 STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Series National Points Race sanctioned by the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association!

“As a USLMRA Local Chapter, we will take great pride in hosting the STA-BIL U.S. Heartland Open at River Bottom Raceway on July 28-29, 2012,” said Curt Hodges, CILMRA President. “This is a big deal for the CILMRA. The 2012 National Points Race Weekend will feature more than 80 custom racing mowers and drivers from all over the US and Canada. Our Iowa chapter is really excited to host this major event in Carlisle next July and we’ve already started making arrangements with the city to celebrate with festivities for the entire family. We’re still working on the details, but there will likely be a street dance after the race on July 28, with other activities held throughout the weekend. We are kicking grass here in Central Iowa!”

“The October 23 Carlisle festivities will also be celebrated with some great family-oriented activities,” said Doug Baber, Track Promoter of River Bottom Raceway. “In addition to competitive, high-speed lawnmower racing, there will be a hot air balloon onsite, from which a lucky raffle winner will be given a high-flying ride. We’re anticipating a good turnout and I think people are going to be excited when they learn that a STA-BIL National Points Race Weekend will be held in Carlisle. Everyone I speak with always tells me they have a good time at these races. It’s truly a fun experience for the whole family.”

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2012, the USLMRA is the nations’ oldest and largest national lawn mower racing sanctioning body, presenting organized events across America including the 21-race STA-BIL Series, and a network of over 60 Local Chapters & Affiliated Clubs hosting hundreds of sanctioned races in over 40 states nationwide. Racers compete for trophies, glory and bragging rights with all cutting blades removed. There is no purse money.

USLMRA races take place at fairs, festivals, car shows, charity or non-profit events (Kiwanis, Lions), city-supported tracks and commercial venues. We also race at dedicated lawn mower racing tracks, in grassy fields and even in your backyard. The USLMRA has been featured on national television shows, including the Travel Channel’s, “Truck Stop Missouri.” Currently, filming is underway for a segment of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” in which the USLMRA (Iowa chapter) will be featured.

On September 24th – 25th, Two National Points Champions raced together in a historic bladeless battle. Pat “Rocket Man” Sullivan, USLMRA National Champion, and Tommy Daniels, ARMA National Champion, raced together at the Germain Arena in Fort Meyers, Florida.

Photographer Michael Lilley was on site to capture the action and has generously agreed to auction off the 1st of 25 Limited Edition Commemorative Posters, via a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting breast cancer research.

The winning bidder will receive a personalized, autographed poster from Pat and Tommy.  Send your bid to mlphoto@embarqmail.com (subject line: POSTER BID) along with your name, address, and contact number. You will receive a reply email confirming your bid.

Click here for more information. Good luck!